r/computers

590k members
r/computers is a subreddit with 590k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses pc, laptop, gaming, annoying, and help, and they frequently recommend/review gaming desktop, antivirus software, and flash drive.
This subreddit is for general discussion of computers.

Popular Themes in r/computers

#1
Solution Requests
: "Any Ideas for this Old computer"
23 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I know absolutely nothing about computers. Is there anything I can do to make this one just a little faster?"
12 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Laptop Temperature Reaching 100°C Even With Only Chrome Running"
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I was thinking of teaching students how binary numbers came and how electricity was related to it and how computers work and how communication systems developed by making them do some small activities and finally making a 4 bit cpu. Do you think this is a good idea? What activities can you think of?"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "What should I invest in next for my computer stuff."
1 post

Popular Topics in r/computers

#1

Pc

: "Trying to upgrade RAM Pc says 1 of 2 slots used but don't see second one."
127 posts
#2

Laptop

: "Got a new Laptop for my last day of school"
102 posts
#3

Gaming

: "Currently I'm playing a game of will it run and is it playable with my old Gaming laptop from 8 years ago and I figured I'd share my results"
40 posts
#4

Annoying

33 posts
#5

Help

: "Pc Help"
29 posts
#6

Monitor

: "PC won't connect to Monitor"
27 posts
#7

Computer

: "Any Ideas for this Old Computer"
26 posts
#8

Windows

: "Question about that Windows secure boot update"
18 posts
#9

Struggling

17 posts
#10

Gpu

: "Can anyone identify this Gpu? It’s a white ASUS Gpu"
17 posts

Products Discussed in r/computers

Gaming Desktop

162 reviews
#1
Alienware
2.0 from 86 reviews
#2
Gaming PC
3.9 from 9 reviews
#3
Lenovo
4.0 from 5 reviews
#1
Microsoft
4.4 from 31 reviews
#2
Bitdefender
4.3 from 14 reviews
#3
Malwarebytes
4.1 from 12 reviews

Flash Drive

100 reviews
#1
Sandisk
4.0 from 64 reviews
#2
SanDisk
4.5 from 13 reviews
#3
SanDisk Extreme
4.4 from 7 reviews

Flair Used in r/computers

#1
Question/Help/Troubleshooting
: "Screen flicker when opening roblox"
155 posts
#2
Discussion
: "is it safe to delete this directx shader cache? what will happen if i'll delete it?"
35 posts
#3
Meme/Satire
: "Back then you could send a whole crew to the Moon with kilobytes of Ram😂"
4 posts
#4
Build/Battlestation
: "What did I just stumble upon?"
4 posts

Member Growth in r/computers

Yearly
+88k members(17.6%)

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Last updated: June 4, 2026